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Thursday, March 07, 2013  Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy says it's time for Congress to take steps to reduce gun violence.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Residents of Onondaga County who want a pistol permit will have to wait a year and a half or more before it's approved, due to a shortage of personnel and an increased demand for firearms.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  Madison County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating two daytime burglaries in the Town of Sullivan and warning neighbors about one burglar who stole several guns.

Thursday, December 27, 2012  New York has invested nearly $6 million over the past three years subsidizing the upstate factory that makes legal firearms as well as the semiautomatic rifles like those used to kill 20 children in Connecticut and two firefighters outside Rochester.

Thursday, December 27, 2012  Federal agents say they've traced the buyer and seller of weapons used in the ambush shooting of four western New York firefighters, but they can't release those details because the investigation is ongoing.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  A Granby man is accused of growing cannabis, selling marijuana, and possessing firearms after previously being convicted of a felony.

Monday, September 03, 2012  A bill that would continue New York state's restrictions and seasons for hunting with a crossbow until December 2014 is before Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Friday, August 31, 2012  Two Syracuse area men were arrested after selling firearms to undercover officers in Oswego.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  A Washington musician who ordered a flat-screen TV from Amazon.com was shocked to receive a semiautomatic assault rifle instead.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  The Utica Police Department gave Central New York reporters a look at the way it trains police officers on the use of deadly force on Wednesday.

Wednesday, March 07, 2012  A registered sex offender from Auburn will spend more than three years behind bars for having firearms.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012  A former upstate New York police officer already serving time for drunken driving has pleaded guilty to weapons-related charges.

Monday, November 21, 2011  An Ilion manufacturing company is facing nearly three dozen safety violations.

Thursday, June 30, 2011  Man who purchased it at the Regional Market took it to the Air National Guard base at Hancock Airfield to determine if it was safe.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011  A central New York firearms company is expanding manufacturing operations and adding 40-to 50 jobs.